Taylor Appreciation Post ❤️
Dear @taylorswift ,
I wanted to let you know what a huge impact you have had on my life.
This is me in 2006, the year your self titled album debuted.
Almost 9 years old I remember OBSESSING over the rhinestone makeup look in the teardrops on my gutair video and you can only imagine my excitement when you started using the rhinestone gutair! I took a Barbie gutair and covered it in rhinestones so my dolls could be just as cool as you.
This is me in my 10th birthday. I had been begging my parents to let me take gutair lessons, because I wanted to be just like you, And they surprised me on my birthday with this beauty (gotta admit I was a bit disappointed it wasn’t covered in rhinestones😂)
Shortly after I turned 10 I began taking dance class. This turns out to be such an important moment in my life. Being almost 21 now, I am pursuing a career in Dance! I am a Dance major at Columbia College Chicago , with my dream job being a dancer for you 😘😘 Anyway, my first recital ever I danced to Love Story ❤️
The years following were very hard for me. I started developing a severe illness and life was pretty low. I honestly would not have gotten through without Speak Now. Though I wasn’t able to go to the tour or really leave my house during that era, my dad travelled to Nashville for work and each time would bring me back some merch from the different country music museums.
Couple year later RED arrived! During this time I had started my first job and my first purchase with my newfound financial freedom was you guessed it, tour tickets ❤️
Now about 16, I can remember the amazing moment you came rising out of the stage at soilder field to State of Grace and I couldn’t believe that you were there… like for real in the flesh. That I was seeing you with my own eyes!! I remember thinking how amazing it was, how I was breathing the same air as you ( even though we were outside and I was in sec 305 😂😂)
Couple years later 1989 came around and agian I got tickets. Shake it off was my anthem!! I danced around the house like a crazy person to that song, it drove my mom crazy!
Shortly after the 1989 tour, I expirenced a relapse with my illness. I was hospitalized for 10 months. While I was in the hospital one of my caretakers when I was having a bad day would bring in her Ipod and sit with me and we would blast your music. She knew it was the one thing that could make me smile on my worst days❤️💕
I have to tell you that during all these years I really struggled with finding myself. With embracing who I am and your music has helped me so much. I have always wanted to be a performer and so many people along the way have told me it’s a waste of my time (all they’re ever gonna be is mean) and it will never work out. Watching journey to fearless, knowing your story and seeing your immense success has given me the courage to pursue Dance anyway!
REP TOUR!
Where do we begin! Opening night I suppose is a good place to start. I travelled from Wisconsin to Arizona to see you! I got to the stadium at 8 in the morning, despite having a reserved seat, and waited outside all day in the 104 degree heat. I loved every min of it. I was able to meet a lot of amazing people that night and I have remain in close contact with someone I met that night and we have become really good friends!
CHICAGO! This is where it all began for me! Where I saw u the first time! Night one: AMAZING!
But night 2 changed my life. The pride speech… that was such a moving moment for me. I was sobbing the whole time and I can’t explain the joy I felt. Following the show I changed my bio on here to include “proud gay woman”. Proud has never been a word I associated with my sexuality. But hearing 52,000 people cheer when you said you respected our journey… it made me proud to be who I am. And then the rain 🌧It has been an absolute DREAM of mine to be at a rain show of yours since the fearless rain show! Just another amazing emotional moment.
Well now that I’ve rambled long enough I just want to say thank you for a life of support, encouragement and friendship. I hope one day we can hug so I can thank you in person.
See you in Columbus, Cleveland and Arlington!!! KEEP KILLIN IT GIRL! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!❤️❤️
Columbus was amazing! Had no idea that I would be so close to the stage! I had the amazing moments during the show where Andrea walked right near me. As I reached out security shooed me away so I said outloud “can I please give you a hug?”. Andrea turned around and walked back towards me to give me a hug. I told he thank you so much and she asked my name and I told her my name and that I was from WI. It was so strange feeling so unbelievably star struck 🤩 @taylorswift t dancing within probably 15 ft of you is going in the books as one of the most fun moments of my life. There were multiple times that I had to take my glasses off cuz I was head banging so hard that they started to fly off my face! I hope that you saw me from the stage, I was all lit up and dancing like a freak! This tour is meaning so much to me, giving me such amazing experiences and introducing me to so many new friends. I can’t wait to see you again in Cleveland!
Cleveland Outfit
So I spent today working on my outfit for Rep tour Cleveland. The day started out with a printer fire, because they truly are burning all the witches even if you aren’t one, but i didn’t give up because this project is super important to me. This quote means a lot to me and obviously it’s so important in Taylor’s life aswell. It’s so important to acknowledge the past and be thankful for it, because even in the bad times, things are falling together to form a brighter future. Thank you @taylorswift for never failing to inspire me and for reminding me that even my hardest days are a part of something beautiful. You and your music keep me going ❤️
This gal is SO sweet and amazing!!! @taylorswift @taylornation
